1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Big West Tournament champions
Big West regular season co-champions
Conference Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1989–90 record 35–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach Jerry Tarkanian (17th season)
Assistant coach Tim Grgurich
Assistant coach Ron Ganulin (3rd season)
Assistant coach Cleveland Edwards
Home arena Thomas & Mack Center
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 UNLV†16–2 .889  35–5  .875
#24 New Mexico State16–2 .889  26–5  .839
UC Santa Barbara13–5 .722  21–9  .700
Long Beach State12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Utah State8–10 .444  14–16  .467
Pacific7–11 .389  15–14  .517
Cal State Fullerton6–12 .333  13–16  .448
San Jose State5–13 .278  8–20  .286
Fresno State4–14 .222  10–19  .345
UC Irvine3–15 .167  5–23  .179
† Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1989–90 season, and won the NCAA title under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference, the Mountain West Conference, in 1999. As of the present, they are the last team from any of the non-major seven conferences (AAC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC) to win the national championship.

The nickname "Runnin' Rebels" is unique to men's basketball at UNLV. The default nickname for men's sports teams at the school is simply "Rebels", while all women's teams are known as "Lady Rebels".

Roster

1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 00 David Butler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 4 Larry Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Dallas, TX
G 5 Stacey Cvijanovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oxnard, CA
G 12 Anderson Hunt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Detroit, MI
G 13 Travis Bice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Simi Valley, CA
G 15 Bryan Emerzian 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Waukegan, IL
G 30 Dave Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Claremont, CA
F 32 Stacey Augmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pasadena, CA
G/F 33 Barry Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ellicott City, MD
C 34 James Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
F 35 Moses Scurry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F/C 44 George Ackles  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Pittsburgh, PA
G 50 Greg Anthony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
F 53 Chris Jeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Diego, CA
G Sean Watkins
—
—
 Fr  
F Byron Wesley
—
—
 Jr  
G Dan Bisek
—
—
 Jr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 15, 1989*
    		 No. 1 Loyola Marymount
    Preseason NIT    		 W 102–91[1]  1–0
    		  26 – Hunt  16 – Johnson  12 – Anthony  Thomas & Mack Center (13,430)
    Las Vegas, NV
    Nov 16, 1989*
    		 No. 1 California
    Preseason NIT    		 W 101–81[2]  2–0
    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center (11,777)
    Las Vegas, NV
    Nov 22, 1989*
    		 No. 1 vs. Kansas
    Preseason NIT Semifinal    		 L 77–91  2–1
    		  21 – Hunt  9 – Augmon,
    Johnson         		 9 – Anthony  Madison Square Garden (10,546)
    New York, NY
    Nov 24, 1989*
    		 No. 1 vs. DePaul
    Preseason NIT Consolation    		 W 88–53[3]  3–1
    		  32 – Johnson    –      –    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    Dec 9, 1989*
    		 No. 5 at No. 12 Oklahoma L 81–89[4]  3–2
    		    –      –      –    Lloyd Noble Center (11,700)
    Norman, OK
    Dec 16, 1989
    		 No. 14 at Pacific W 79–65  4–2
    (1–0)    		    –      –      –    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, CA
    Dec 23, 1989*
    		 No. 13 No. 16 Iowa W 97–80  5–2
    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Dec 26, 1989
    		 No. 12 at Long Beach State W 78–58  6–2
    (2–0)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Jan 1, 1990*
    		 No. 12 No. 11 Arkansas W 101–93  7–2
    		  28 – Hunt  13 – Butler    –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Jan 3, 1990
    		 No. 10 Cal State Fullerton W 94–66  8–2
    (3–0)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Jan 6, 1990
    		 No. 10 at San Jose State W 100–80  9–2
    (4–0)    		    –      –      –    Event Center Arena 
    San Jose, CA
    Jan 8, 1990
    		 No. 10 at New Mexico State L 82–83  9–3
    (4–1)    		    –      –      –    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, NM
    Jan 13, 1990*
    		 No. 7 at Temple W 82–76  10–3
    		    –      –      –    McGonigle Hall 
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 15, 1990
    		 No. 7 at Fresno State W 84–75  11–3
    (5–1)    		    –      –      –    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, CA
    Jan 18, 1990
    		 No. 9 UC Irvine W 103–67  12–3
    (6–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Jan 22, 1990
    		 No. 9 at Long Beach State W 86–77  13–3
    (7–1)    		    –      –      –    Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, CA
    Jan 25, 1990
    		 No. 5 UC Santa Barbara W 69–67  14–3
    (8–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Jan 28, 1990*
    		 No. 5 at No. 16 LSU L 105–107[5]  14–4
    		  31 – Hunt    –      –    Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Feb 1, 1990
    		 No. 12 Utah State W 124–90  15–4
    (9–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 3, 1990*
    		 No. 12 NC State W 88–82[6][7]  16–4
    		  24 – Johnson  16 – Johnson    –    Thomas & Mack Center (18,295)
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 5, 1990*
    		 No. 12 San Jose State W 105–69  17–4
    (10–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 8, 1990*
    		 No. 9 Pacific W 116–76  18–4
    (11–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 10, 1990*
    		 No. 9 Oklahoma State W 100–84  19–4
    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 12, 1990
    		 No. 9 Fresno State W 69–64  20–4
    (12–1)    		    –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 15, 1990
    		 No. 7 No. 25 New Mexico State W 109–86[8]  21–4
    (13–1)    		  31 – Hunt  13 – Johnson  6 – Anthony  Thomas & Mack Center (18,790)
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 18, 1990*
    		 No. 7 No. 20 Arizona W 95–87[9]  22–4
    		  26 – Johnson  12 – Augmon    –    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 22, 1990
    		 No. 4 at UC Irvine W 99–77  23–4
    (14–1)    		    –      –      –    Bren Events Center 
    Irvine, CA
    Feb 24, 1990*
    		 No. 4 No. 16 Louisville W 91–81[10]  24–4
    		  22 – Johnson  15 – Johnson    –    Thomas & Mack Center (19,099)
    Las Vegas, NV
    Feb 26, 1990
    		 No. 4 at UC Santa Barbara L 70–78  24–5
    (14–2)    		    –      –      –    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Mar 1, 1990
    		 No. 2 at Utah State W 84–82  25–5
    (15–2)    		    –      –      –    Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, UT
    Mar 3, 1990
    		 No. 2 at Cal State Fullerton W 103–85  26–5
    (16–2)    		    –      –      –    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, CA
    Big West Tournament
    Mar 8, 1990*
    		 No. 3 Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinal    		 W 115–93  27–5
    		    –      –      –    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, CA
    Mar 9, 1990*
    		 No. 3 Pacific
    Semifinal    		 W 99–72  28–5
    		    –      –      –    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, CA
    Mar 10, 1990*
    		 No. 3 Long Beach State
    Championship    		 W 92–74  29–5
    		    –      –      –    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, CA
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (W16) Arkansas–Little Rock
    First Round    		 W 102–72  30–5
    		  16 – Augmon  12 – Johnson  5 – Bice,
    Cvijanovich         		 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Mar 17, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (W8) Ohio State
    Second Round    		 W 76–65  31–5
    		  23 – Johnson  16 – Johnson  5 – Anthony  Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Mar 23, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (W12) Ball State
    Sweet Sixteen – West Regional Semifinal    		 W 69–67[11][12]  32–5
    		  20 – Augmon,
    Johnson         		 13 – Johnson  9 – Anthony  Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 
    Oakland, CA
    Mar 25, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (W11) No. 21 Loyola Marymount
    Elite Eight – West Regional Final    		 W 131–101[13][14]  33–5
    		  33 – Augmon  18 – Johnson  13 – Hunt  Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,298)
    Oakland, CA
    Mar 31, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (SE4) No. 9 Georgia Tech
    Final Four – National Semifinal    		 W 90–81[15]  34–5
    		  22 – Augmon  10 – Butler  7 – Hunt  McNichols Sports Arena 
    Denver, CO
    Apr 2, 1990*
     CBS    		 (W1) No. 2 vs. (E3) No. 9 Duke
    National Championship    		 W 103–73[16][17][18][19]  35–5
    		  29 – Hunt  11 – Johnson  7 – Augmon  McNichols Sports Arena (17,675)
    Denver, CO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Sources [20]

    Rankings

    Awards and honors

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    199111Larry JohnsonCharlotte Hornets
    199119Stacey AugmonAtlanta Hawks
    1991112Greg AnthonyNew York Knicks
    1991229George AcklesMiami Heat

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    References

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    2. ↑ "Rebels take their show to the big city". Las Vegas Sun. November 18, 1989. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
    3. ↑ "Rebels rise to the occasion". Las Vegas Sun. November 25, 1989. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
    4. ↑ "Stormin' in Norman: Sooners win 89-81". Las Vegas Sun. December 10, 1989. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
    5. ↑ "LSU 107, UNLV 105". United Press International. January 28, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
    6. ↑ "Rebels beat Wolfpack at own game". Las Vegas Sun. February 3, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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    9. ↑ "Order on the court: Rebels win 95-87". Las Vegas Sun. February 18, 1990. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
    10. ↑ "Rebels don't get mad at Louisville, just even". Las Vegas Sun. February 24, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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    17. ↑ "UNLV Takes Title Running Away". The Washington Post. April 3, 1990. p. B1. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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    20. ↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1990
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